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The Development of Domestic Ideology
Middle-Class Women
and the Market Revolution
The Advent of Jacksonian Democracy
Jackson Frontier Hero
Expansion of Democracy
Fearful of Combining Economic, Political Power
Big Issue: Bank of the United States
Whigs: Provides Loans, Stability to Help Nation Grow
Democrats: Monster Bank that Concentrates Too Much Power
The Development of Domestic Ideology
Middle-Class Women
and the Market Revolution
Can People Who Have No Vote and No Property Influence Politics?
A. Yes.
B. No.
BEFORE Domestic Ideology:Household Family Economy
Characteristics of Household Family Economy
No division between home and work
Patriarchal (men controlled household, including children)
Women considered inferior to men in all respects
Around 1750, Attitudes Slowly Began to Change
Influence of Enlightenment (Equality)
Around 1750, Attitudes Slowly Began to Change
Influence of Enlightenment (Equality)
Role of Women in Revolutionary War
Around 1750, Attitudes Slowly Began to Change
Influence of Enlightenment (Equality)
Role of Women in Revolutionary War
Falling Birthrates in Settled Areas
Domestic Ideology and Character of Men, Women
Competitive, Ambitious
Analytical Corruptible Sphere: Economy and
Politics (Public World)
Cooperative, Self-Sacrificing
Sentimental Pious, Disinterested Sphere: The Home
(Private World)
MEN
WOMEN
Depicting Differences between Men and Women
Sentimentality & Domestic Ideology
Market Revolution Solidified Domestic Ideology
Division of labor changed; men worked outside of home
Domestic ideology made economic change less frightening!
Republicanism, Virtue, and Domestic Ideology
Domestic Ideology Helped Calm Fears about “Virtue”
Women could act as a moral counterweight to men.
Women could educate children about proper republican virtues.
Domestic Ideology Limited Political and Economic
Opportunities for Women Women could NOT
participate in politics (no right to vote).
Married women could not hold jobs.
Which of the Following is True about Domestic Ideology?
A. Glorified Women’s Work in the Home B. Devalued Women’s Work in the Home C. Both A and B (I haven’t done the
reading and I’m hoping this is a trick question).
Under Separate Spheres, Women Could not Work
A. Yes-- the whole idea is that women are excluded from public life.
B. No—this is to easy and must be another trick question.
Some Advantages for Womenin Domestic Ideology
Control of the Household
Some Advantages for Womenin Domestic Ideology
Control of the Household
Expanded Educational Opportunities
Some Advantages for Womenin Domestic Ideology
Control of the Household
Expanded Educational Opportunities
Interaction with Other Women: “Bonds of Womanhood”
Did Domestic Ideology Describe Reality for Most Women?
A. Yes, of course—it was the dominant middle-class way of thinking.
B. No—Most women were not middle class.
Did Domestic Ideology Describe Reality for Most Women?
Women Excluded from Domestic Ideology
Northeast: Farm Families,Poor Women, and Immigrants
South: Most WhiteWomen and All Slave Women
West:Most RuralWomen
Yet Domestic Ideology Still Very Important!
White Middle Class Grew Rapidly; Powerful in Politics, Economy
Domestic Ideology Dominated Culture and Literature
“Outsiders” Sometimes Sought Respectability through Domestic Ideology
